Intel X299 microcode update promises better Cascade Lake-X overclocking

Posted on Wednesday, November 27 2019 @ 18:00 CET by Thomas De Maesschalck

MSI announced that Intel has released a microcode update that enhances the Cascade Lake-X overclocking capabilities on X299 motherboards. MSI says this update will be available soon for the motherboards listed below.

MSI, the world leading motherboard manufacturer, takes initiative to release BIOS updates for X299 motherboards soon.

To enhance the overclocking capability for the newly launched Intel® Core™ X-series Processors (Intel Core™ i9-10980XE, 10940X, 10920X, 10900X), Intel will provide a new microcode update.

Current BIOS versions have already been supportable for the Intel® Core-X i9 10000 series processors. To maximize the overall performance, MSI will release BIOS updates for all the MSI X299 motherboards soon.

MSI X299 motherboard list:

CREATOR X299
X299 PRO 10G
X299 PRO
MEG X299 CREATION
X299 XPOWER GAMING AC
X299 GAMING M7 ACK
X299 GAMING PRO CARBON AC
X299 GAMING PRO CARBON
X299 TOMAHAWK AC
X299 TOMAHAWK ARCTIC
X299 TOMAHAWK
X299 SLI PLUS
X299 RAIDER
X299M GAMING PRO CARBON AC

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